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Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:50:44 GMTListening to his comments, I was amazed at how he exactly said most of what I was thinking about the incident, along with a few things I had not...Listening to his comments, I was amazed at how he exactly said most of what I was thinking about the incident, along with a few things I had not considered.

]]>pegasushttps://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/417341-colin-noirs-comment-recent-walmart-open-carrier-banned-life.htmlSeeking heavy duty pants for EDC, preferably sold by Amazon.https://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/417321-seeking-heavy-duty-pants-edc-preferably-sold-amazon.html
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 04:38:50 GMTSo I've been looking for some high quality, durable, heavy duty pants for EDC. I want something reasonably comfortable, flexible, yet very strong that will hold up well to wear that preferably won't require extremely specific washing/drying instructions. (How practical can pants possibly be if they can't withstand a bit of moist heat without shrinking massively?)

I'm already well aware of Duluth Trading Company and already own quite a bit of clothing from them which has literally lasted me years, but I've lost a good 70lbs of excess weight over the past few years, so the pants no longer fit, and just as well, they are jogging pants which were purchased for comfort while walking/jogging in cooler weather, so they don't fit my current needs. Eventually I'll be picking up some of their fire hose cargo pants, but presently I have a $100 Amazon Gift Card, so I figured I'd try out some brands from them.

However, I'm not really familiar with many of the brands they carry besides Wrangler, which judging by past experiences with their jeans probably isn't what I'm looking for.

The brands I'm currently most interested in are Carhartt and 5.11 Tactical, both of which I've heard good things about, but have never owned either. Based on user reviews, 5.11 Tactical seems to be the better brand, (a lot of the Carhartt cargo pants have reviews of the stitching around the pockets failing from relatively light use) but reviews can be deceiving, especially considering that they may be based on counterfeit products the buyer purchased from private sellers at prices which probably should have tipped them off, but I'll be purchasing directly from Amazon, so I should be getting genuine products.
That said, I'm open to suggestions of other brands as well.

So I'd appreciate some suggestions from folks here who have experience with EDC in heavy duty pants.

EDIT: After much research on the matter, I ended up buying 2 pair of 5.1 Tactical Original Pants.

According to the manufacturer they are made to FBI Specifications and have a time-proven 30 year track record for quality and durability. Reviews on Amazon were overwhelmingly positive, attesting to their quality and durability.
I got one pair in OD Green, the other in Navy Blue. They cost me $49.99 each with Free S&H. We'll see how they turn out.
]]>Tuco_Ramírezhttps://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/417321-seeking-heavy-duty-pants-edc-preferably-sold-amazon.htmlhow many holsters? and longevity?https://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/417281-how-many-holsters-longevity.html
Thu, 12 Sep 2019 19:04:21 GMTI have a bad habit of having backups, not only with guns but holsters too and most everything else. I live in Kentucky and opened carry till 5 years...I have a bad habit of having backups, not only with guns but holsters too and most everything else. I live in Kentucky and opened carry till 5 years ago when I got my permit to conceal a weapon. I bought a Desantis holster then, a dual carry 2, I bought two of them so I would have one for IWB and one for owb without having to change on the clip. I carry everyday 6-12 hours and carry 7 day a week, both holsters still look great without any wear to speak of. with that though I have now bought two more and put them up as back up. I even think I might need backup to my back up. I am on a tight budget and can't save to get a high dollar holster, i have tried and somehing comes up to get my money. But I can't complain on the Desantis, so my question is this, do any of ya'll have backup holsters? and about how long will a decent leather holster last? thanks for any help.
]]>old farthttps://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/417281-how-many-holsters-longevity.htmlUpdate on my license renewal .https://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/417269-update-my-license-renewal.html
Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:57:52 GMTWell got my renewed licenses which now say LICENSE TO CARRY . Took 18 days to get them in and my birthday isn’t until February and they expire 5 yrs...Well got my renewed licenses which now say LICENSE TO CARRY . Took 18 days to get them in and my birthday isn’t until February and they expire 5 yrs from BD . So that’s 5yrs and 5 months from now . Now just to see how and what changes between now and then .
]]>RonPT24/7https://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/417269-update-my-license-renewal.htmlhttps://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/417261-publix-joins-please-don-t-open-carry-crowd.html
Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:57:57 GMThttps://www.tampabay.com/news/busine...medium=twitter

Quote:

If you’ve got a gun, Publix Supermarkets prefers you keep that knowledge to yourself. At least when you’re in one of its stores.

The Lakeland-based retailer with stores in seven states released a brief statement Tuesday asking customers to not openly carry firearms in its sores.

“Publix respectfully requests that only law enforcement officials openly carry firearms in our stores,” spokesman Brian West wrote in an email to the Tampa Bay Times.

“Publix is the 38th store brand in the last week to reverse its open carry policy after pressure from @MomsDemand volunteers,” Shannon Watts, a member of Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety, wrote on Twitter. “Corporate leaders are standing up to the gun lobby.”

Moms Demand and Everytown are grassroots organizations focused on gun control legislation.

and also there's this:

Quote:

In May, Vernon Messier was shot in the leg when his wife dropped her purse and a gun she was carrying in her purse discharged while the couple stood in line at a Land O’ Lakes Publix. A few days later, a woman was injured when an off-duty police officer’s gun accidentally discharged at a Miami-area Publix.

Last year, survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting staged a “die-in” at Publix to protest its support of the National Rifle Association and NRA-baked candidates. The retailer announced it would stop donating to the NRA in response to the controversy, but records show the donations resumed earlier this year.

Representatives from Publix did not respond to a request for comment on its concealed carry policy.

Maybe it's a coincidence, but I can't help notice all this stuff occurred after that guy open carried (even though it was slung) an AR rifle into Walmart and wearing obvious body armor while filiming himself allegedly so he could see how Walmart "felt about the 2nd Amendment".
Prior to the mass shootings and that guy, my local stores have had a few people occasionally open carry a handgun in a holster on the hip and there was no major fuss raised about it by anyone. Most people were oblivious to it anyway.

I'm not a person who normally buys into conspiracy theories, but if that guy wasn't already some anti gun activist he couldn't have done a better job of mucking things up for other people. :(
]]>pegasushttps://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/417261-publix-joins-please-don-t-open-carry-crowd.htmlWalmart decision.https://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/416875-walmart-decision.html
Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:28:11 GMTThe decision by the Walmart Corporate management to no longer allow " Open Carry " in their stores has made Walmart a more dangerous place to shop.

They must not have given this decision much thought.
]]>djhhttps://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/416875-walmart-decision.htmlFirearm Carriage insurancehttps://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/416815-firearm-carriage-insurance.html
Tue, 03 Sep 2019 02:55:51 GMTAnyone here currently carry a CCW type insurance. See poll in separate thread.
Another Gun Digest article reviewing the topic.
...Anyone here currently carry a CCW type insurance. See poll in separate thread.

https://gundigest.com/handguns/conce...carry-handguns
]]>daytonaredeyehttps://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/416797-11-top-concealed-carry-guns-2019-a.htmlMy Utah Permit Expiration Notice Came Todayhttps://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/416645-my-utah-permit-expiration-notice-came-today.html
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 19:20:54 GMTExpires mid October. I filed on-line for renewal after watching the mandatory gun safety video dealing primarily with suicides. 25.00 out of state...Expires mid October. I filed on-line for renewal after watching the mandatory gun safety video dealing primarily with suicides. 25.00 out of state plus 75 cents "convenience" fee. Now I know that they are recouping the cc fees, but how much does it cost them to physically handle and process a paper renewal with a check?
]]>Czechbikrhttps://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/416645-my-utah-permit-expiration-notice-came-today.htmlMy CHL Renewal Notice came todayhttps://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/416369-my-chl-renewal-notice-came-today.html
Sat, 24 Aug 2019 19:51:26 GMTMy renewal notice came in the mail today but my CHL doesn't expire until my birthday in Feb 2020 . But i went ahead and renewed today . Does everyone get their notice for renewal this far in advance ??
]]>RonPT24/7https://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/416369-my-chl-renewal-notice-came-today.htmlSmall-of-back retention holsterhttps://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/concealed-open-carry/416059-small-back-retention-holster.html
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 01:12:49 GMTA couple of weeks ago, a good friend got up from his folding chair in a room at church, and his concealed pistol "unconcealed" itself from his small-of-back holster* and fell to the floor. He quickly picked it up and no one said anything, mostly because it's well known in our church that we have a Safety and Security Team mingled among the membership. He told me, this morning, that when we meet for breakfast tomorrow he'd like to talk about getting a small-of-back (I'd use the initials, but then I might have to ban myself) retention holster.

Any suggestions on what works or doesn't work for you?

(*We both already know the arguments against small-of-back carry. This thread is not about that.)
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